diff --git a/src/ParagraphMetrics.cpp b/src/ParagraphMetrics.cpp
index 56660919a2..1fd248f663 100644
--- a/src/ParagraphMetrics.cpp
+++ b/src/ParagraphMetrics.cpp
@@ -86,13 +86,20 @@ void ParagraphMetrics::reset(Paragraph const & par)
 
 
 size_t ParagraphMetrics::computeRowSignature(Row const & row,
-		BufferParams const & bparams) const
+		BufferView const & bv) const
 {
 	boost::crc_32_type crc;
 	for (pos_type i = row.pos(); i < row.endpos(); ++i) {
-		char_type const b[] = { par_->getChar(i) };
-		crc.process_bytes(b, sizeof(char_type));
-		if (bparams.track_changes) {
+		if (par_->isInset(i)) {
+			Inset const * in = par_->getInset(i);
+			Dimension const d = in->dimension(bv);
+			int const b[] = { d.wid, d.asc, d.des };
+			crc.process_bytes(b, sizeof(b));
+		} else {
+			char_type const b[] = { par_->getChar(i) };
+			crc.process_bytes(b, sizeof(char_type));
+		}
+		if (bv.buffer().params().track_changes) {
 			Change change = par_->lookupChange(i);
 			char_type const b[] = { static_cast<char_type>(change.type) };
 			// 1 byte is enough to encode Change::Type
diff --git a/src/ParagraphMetrics.h b/src/ParagraphMetrics.h
index d8935cc753..7244e2a2d3 100644
--- a/src/ParagraphMetrics.h
+++ b/src/ParagraphMetrics.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public:
 	///
 	bool hfillExpansion(Row const & row, pos_type pos) const;
 
-	/// 
-	size_t computeRowSignature(Row const &, BufferParams const & bparams) const;
+	///
+	size_t computeRowSignature(Row const &, BufferView const & bv) const;
 
 	///
 	int position() const { return position_; }
diff --git a/src/TextMetrics.cpp b/src/TextMetrics.cpp
index fdf0da6926..dd970e21dd 100644
--- a/src/TextMetrics.cpp
+++ b/src/TextMetrics.cpp
@@ -1874,7 +1874,6 @@ void TextMetrics::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 
 void TextMetrics::drawParagraph(PainterInfo & pi, pit_type const pit, int const x, int y) const
 {
-	BufferParams const & bparams = bv_->buffer().params();
 	ParagraphMetrics const & pm = par_metrics_[pit];
 	if (pm.rows().empty())
 		return;
@@ -1948,7 +1947,7 @@ void TextMetrics::drawParagraph(PainterInfo & pi, pit_type const pit, int const
 
 		// Row signature; has row changed since last paint?
 		if (pi.pain.isDrawingEnabled())
-			row.setCrc(pm.computeRowSignature(row, bparams));
+			row.setCrc(pm.computeRowSignature(row, *bv_));
 		bool row_has_changed = row.changed()
 			|| rowSlice == bv_->lastRowSlice();
 
diff --git a/status.22x b/status.22x
index 82be14d034..1f25c540fa 100644
--- a/status.22x
+++ b/status.22x
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ What's new
 - Fix display of collapsable insets when the same document is shown in
   two views with different width (bug 9756).
 
+- fix display glitches when editing changes the dimension of insets
+  (bug 6691).
+
 - Raise GuiView on buffer switch to bring it topmost in multi-window mode.
 
 - Fix cursor position after Redo of a document settings change (bug